#AE4542#AE4542

#AE4542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.138 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE4542
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(2, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.73, 42.74, 24.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.73, 49.02, 29.32°)
OKLab	oklab(53.13% 0.1259 0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(53.13% 0.138 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5690, 13.6509, 6.7050)
Luminance	0.1365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE4542 #42ABAE

analogous

#AE4275 #AE4542 #AE7B42

triadic

#AE4542 #42AE45 #4542AE

tetradic

#AE4542 #75AE42 #42ABAE #7B42AE

square

#AE4542 #75AE42 #42ABAE #7B42AE

split-complementary

#AE4542 #42AE7B #4275AE

monochromatic

#552220 #823331 #AE4542 #C66A68 #D69694

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#AE4542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#AE4542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE4542

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE4542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE4542	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605941

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A703F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3145

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae4542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.138 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7d76',
    500: '#ae4542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae4542;
$custom-light: #cc7d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae4542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.667,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53129,
    "c": 0.13848,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE4542

secondary

#8AC0C2

accent

#D1D553

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE4542

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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